Soylent; encouraging cannibalism without advertising it
I don’t get it
There was a movie in the 1970s about a dystopian future where there was not enough food to go around. The main food company was named Soilent.
So it was coming out with a new product that would end hunger. It was made out of algae, and it was called Soilent Green.
Charleston Heston was the hero of the movie and he broke into the factory and figured out that it was actually made from dead people.
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That man? Abraham Lincoln.
Thank you :)
And holy shit what a movie…
It was spelled Soylent, just like this product.
And it’s made of soy and lentils, hence the name. At least it was in the novel the film was (loosely) based on.
I think you overestimate the knowledge of the average consumer.
Whoa they still exist? I remember getting a bunch some long ass time ago and it was decent but pretty expensive. I don’t think they had flavours like this though.
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People, amirite?
Delicious, delicious people.
Not really, that stuff tastes like shit
Only if you eat the colon.
Or the rich
They knew
4.39?!? Fuck that’s so much. Granted I used to drink the powder mix so I’m used to those prices
I used to live on those when they cost a little over $1 per bottle. The price inflation now is outrageous. Anyway I stopped drinking Soylent mid-2021 soon after they switched their sweetener to allulose. My body did not like allulose. I drink Jimmy Joy Plenny Shake now, and eat MealSquares.
Soylent is amazing. Original powder with a banana blended is my breakfast every day.
Soylent Cola? How is it?
It varies from person to person.
I came here for this!
I thought they called it Soylent as kind of a joke. I’m sure they’re already fully aware of what Soylent Green is lol
Yeah the creator said the name was specifically meant to pique curiosity and I’d say OP fell for it
OP always falls for ‘it’
Is “it” in the room with us now?
No, check the storm drain.
Damn. Hot the nail on the head. Found my balloon too.
OP is a fucking shill, intentional or not.
That said I kind of like soy and lentil protein drinks, so…
Been waiting a while for this lol
Yes that is where the name stems from.
It was soy and lentil in the book.
The movie based on the book made it people.
This joke was old in 2013.
As I recall, the joke was getting old in the late 90s on slashdot
Yes but I’m talking about when the actual Soylent beverage was invented and named by Rob Reinhardt. 2013.
I’m pretty sure they didn’t have Soylent Green in 2013. Just Soylent.
Hahaha nice one! Jk this is low effort, but what else do you expect from a high-volume poster.
The green bottles came out around 2018. I was there for it. I bought them and I drank them and they were delicious. The book Soylent Green and the movie Soylent Green were 1960s 1970s. The creator of the nutritional beverage Rob Reinhardt has a dark wry sarcastic sense of humor and he named his new creation Soylent on purpose because of his sense of humor, before he had any idea his invention would take off on an international level of popularity. His invention first became publicly available around 2013. He has made motions and attempts to rename the brand but it has become so popular, name and product, that he & Rosa Foods are leaving the name alone for now.
I’ve always found it suspicious that the best tasting one was the green one, ngl
They have a lot of flavors that were amazing but they discontinued them for some reason:
Cafe chai
Cafe Vanilla
Nectar (I personally liked it and heard a lot of other people liked it too, but more people didn’t like it so it was discontinued, it tasted like the milk you get when you’re done with the bowl of Fruity Pebbles cereal)
Coffiest (for people who like coffee it was great, I don’t like coffee, but this was their first caffeinated variety which was great)
Original (not sure if they still make it but that was my favorite for a long time because it didn’t trigger my taste bud receptors therefore it didn’t make me crave sugar)
Banana
Strawberry (Maybe it still exists, I don’t know)
Actually drinking a Soylent Mint Chocolate right now. One of the better flavors!
It’s the Vanilla for me. Silky smoooooth people bits!
It’s the long pig that makes it tasty.
Just watch out for the brains.
Mmmmm prions